Scott Brosius (born August 15, 1966) is a former professional baseball third baseman who played for the Oakland Athletics (1991–1997) and the New York Yankees (1998–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved significant success in his career, including an MLB All-Star selection in 1998, a Gold Glove Award in 1999, and three consecutive World Series championships with the Yankees from 1998 to 2000. He was also named the 1998 World Series Most Valuable Player. Brosius is currently the athletic director at Linfield University.
Brosius grew up in Milwaukie, Oregon, and attended Rex Putnam High School. He then played college baseball at Linfield College for three seasons.
Brosius was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft and signed on June 9, 1987. He made his major league debut on August 7, 1991, and became one of the few players to hit a home run in his first major league game. While with Oakland, Brosius was primarily the starting third baseman but also played nearly 300 games at other positions, mainly in the outfield, early in his career. In 1996, he had his best year with Oakland, batting .304 with 22 home runs. However, his performance declined in 1997.
After the 1997 season, the Athletics traded Brosius to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers. This trade proved pivotal in Brosius's career, as he dramatically increased his level of production upon joining the storied Yankee franchise.
In his first season with the Yankees, Brosius batted .300 with 19 home runs and 98 RBIs. He was selected to his only career All-Star Game that year. Brosius excelled in the 1998 World Series, hitting .471 with two home runs and six RBIs, earning him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Notably, he hit a crucial two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks to tie the game, setting up an extra-innings Yankees win. This was one of the most dramatic and clutch moments of his career.
During his time with the Yankees, the team won the American League pennant every year from 1998 to 2001 and won the World Series from 1998 to 2000. Brosius won a Gold Glove in 1999. On July 18, 1999, he recorded the final out of David Cone's perfect game. While his offensive numbers were not as high in his final three seasons, his consistent performance, durability, and blue-collar work ethic made him a fan favorite in New York. Brosius retired after the 2001 World Series.
From 2002 to 2007, Brosius was an assistant coach at Linfield College under head baseball coach Scott Carnahan. They switched roles for the 2008 season, with Brosius becoming head coach and Carnahan becoming an assistant coach. Brosius earned his degree from Linfield in 2002. During his tenure as head coach, Brosius was named Northwest Conference coach of the year five times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) and led the team to the NCAA Division III national championship tournament four times. The Wildcats finished third in 2010 and won Linfield's first NCAA national baseball championship in 2013. Brosius's record as Linfield head coach was 270-96 (.738).
In 2015, Brosius began his professional coaching career, and from 2017-2018 he was an assistant and then third base coach for the Seattle Mariners. In 2019, he coached and managed the United States national baseball team.
In May 2024, Brosius became the athletic director at Linfield University.
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as inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. He participated in New York Yankees Old-Timers' Day festivities in 2007 and 2015. In 2009, he threw out the first pitch before Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium.